Justin Bocock - True Crime Author and Detective | Justin Bocock

Meet Justin Bocock, True Crime Author

Justin Bocock served in the United States Air Force as an aircraft mechanic from 1994 to 1998. Justin Bocock began his law enforcement career as a Uniformed Division Officer in the U.S. Secret Service before joining the Mesa Police Department (Arizona), where he served for 20 years in roles including patrol officer, training officer, detective, and homicide investigator. During his career, he investigated hundreds of violent crimes, suspicious deaths, and homicides. In 2019, he was named Homicide Detective of the Year by the Arizona Homicide Investigators Association (AHIA) for pioneering drone technology in crime scene investigations. He retired from the Mesa Police Department in 2021 and later contributed as a subject matter expert for criminal justice textbooks used in higher education.

Mesa Police Officer

Aircraft Mechanic

1994 - 1998

Uniformed Division Officer assigned to the Vice President's Residence

1999-2001

Police Officer and Field Training Officer - Patrol Operations

2001 - 2007

Homicide Detective - investigated infant deaths, suspicious deaths, homicides, and officer involved shootings

2012 - 2021

Subject Matter Expert

Contributing Subject Matter Expert for criminal justice textbooks used in college level instruction

2021

United States Air Force

United States Secret Service Uniformed Division

Mesa Police Detective

Arizona Homicide Investigators Association

Investigator of the Year 2019

True Crime Author

Authored "On Call: Inside Homicide Investigations" published by Genius Book Publishing

2022 - 2024

Started as a Detective in the Burglary Division and advanced to handling Aggravated Assaults, Robberies, and Serial Robberies

2007 - 2012

Mesa Police Homicide Detective

Retired from the Mesa Police Department 2021

Location Info

Based in Queen Creek, Justin Bocock draws from his extensive law enforcement experience to craft compelling true crime narratives.